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Monday, October 26, 2009

Barenlove

That's baren with a single 'r,' mind you.

Finally got back to work on the smallish linocut that I started before the Utah gathering. Pulled the fifth (!) color this evening with the new baren, and had one of those "why did I wait so long to do this?" moments. I suppose it's possible that the stars aligned and I did everything right with ink mixing, too, but OOOOH. This pass went off without a single hiccup and I'm ready to carve some more.

:-) Nervous is the name of the game. I never really know... I have an idea, but the result is never what I envision. Sometimes it's better, sometimes just different. These smaller ones are a little less nerve-wracking. ;-)

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A baren, in case you didn't know, is a rubbing pad used when pulling relief prints by hand. Traditional barens were made of bamboo, but there are modern versions in plastic and mesh.

Of course, a lot of the time I just use a spoon.

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Reduction Linocuts by Sherrie York

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